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Education & Early Childhood community-college programs in Missouri

12 community colleges in Missouri report awarding credentials in Education & Early Childhood. Early childhood and paraeducator pathways, plus transfer routes into four-year teaching degrees. The list below ranks them by share of total credentials awarded in this field — a directional measure of program scale and focus.

If you are choosing a Education & Early Childhood program in Missouri, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with Missouri public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within Missouri published tuition tends to fall in a tight range, so the program-quality questions usually matter more than cost. The ranked list below is a useful starting point but should not substitute for a campus visit and a conversation with the program advisor.

Each college below links to a full profile with cost, enrollment, completion, and transfer numbers from the College Scorecard. Use the cost-and-aid guide for Missouri and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. Missouri State University-West PlainsWest Plains12%
  2. Mineral Area CollegePark Hills8%
  3. Moberly Area Community CollegeMoberly6%
  4. Crowder CollegeNeosho6%
  5. Three Rivers CollegePoplar Bluff6%
  6. Jefferson CollegeHillsboro5%
  7. North Central Missouri CollegeTrenton5%
  8. East Central CollegeUnion4%
  9. St Charles Community CollegeCottleville4%
  10. Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield4%
  11. State Fair Community CollegeSedalia2%
  12. Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City1%

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